Reason and Explanations: Guidelines for Critical Thinking
Author:   Thomas McKay
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
ISBN:  

9780534574116


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   29 November 1999
Format:   Paperback
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Reason and Explanations: Guidelines for Critical Thinking


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This text provides a guide for students to developing their evaluation abilities and to considering their beliefs in a mature and intelligent way. Students will learn to look closely at the kinds of reasons that can be given for beliefs, think hard about how to evaluate reasoning, and develop the skill of effectively presenting that evaluation to others. Throughout the book, there are numerous examples and exercises. Students' responses to exercises should work to strengthen their critical and expository abilities.

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Author:   Thomas McKay
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780534574116


ISBN 10:   0534574114
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   29 November 1999
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Constructing and Analyzing Arguments. 3. Matters of Meaning. 4. Informal Fallacies. 5. Analogy. 6. Understanding and Explanation. 7. Evaluating Explanations. 8. Generalization and Causal Inference. 9. Testing Causal Explanations. 10. Decision Making. Appendix. Index.

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